Cengiz Bozkurt
Biography
Mehmet Cengiz Bozkurt (born 24 December 1965) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for his role as Erdal Bakkal in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun. A graduate of Ankara Atatürk Lisesi, in 1984 he enrolled in Middle East Technical University to study physics but changed his major to stage acting in 1990. He then moved to England, where he lived for 14 years. In 1996, he graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with a degree in "Media and Communication" studies. He the briefly shot documentaries for some channels and directed short movies. He returned to acting with the encouragement of Mehmet Ergen and worked at Arcola Theatre. Upon returning to Turkey, he continued his career by appearing in various movies and TV series.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Cengiz Bozkurt
Taken 2
The Shadow Team
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman
Leyla and Mecnun
About Dry Grasses
Leyla
Losers' Club
Coming Soon
50M²
You've Got Murder
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (72 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dondurmam Gaymak Gapital | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | Salty Coffee | Ünver İpekli | TV Series | 2026 |
 | The Sleeper | Selim | Movie | 2025 |
 | Leyla | Selman | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Mucize Aynalar | Şahap Cenabettin | Movie | 2024 |
 | A Round of Applause | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Legend | Faruk | Movie | 2024 |
 | About Dry Grasses | Nail | Movie | 2023 |
 | New Year's Eve | Ahmet | Movie | 2022 |
 | Ali Çevlik | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2022 |
 | Kim Bu Aile? | Adem Haberdar | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Blackboard | Arif Kandemir | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Together, We Shall Die | Hasta | Movie | 2021 |
 | Orta! Kafa! Aşk! | Fikri Bilir | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Shadow Team | Çetin Erdemsoy | TV Series | 2021 |
 | 50M² | Muhtar | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Gençliğim Eyvah | Arif Asmalı | TV Series | 2020 |
 | You've Got Murder | Komiser Salih | Movie | 2019 |
 | What a Crush | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | Jet Sosyete | Cengiz Özpamuk | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Time of Happiness | Tarık | Movie | 2017 |
 | Deli Dumrul | Duha | Movie | 2017 |
 | Pizza Pizza Amerika | Owner | Movie | 2017 |
 | You're Everything To Me | Birol | Movie | 2016 |
 | Hangimiz Sevmedik | Şener Yeşil | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Dr. Dilara | Adamos | Movie | 2016 |
 | Locksmith’s Debt | Fahrettin | Movie | 2016 |
 | 3G Show: Geldim Gördüm Güldüm | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Trouble on Wheels | Kudret | Movie | 2015 |
 | Telling Tales | Nafi | Movie | 2015 |
 | A Good Fellow | Mızrap | Movie | 2014 |
 | Coming Soon | Suat | Movie | 2014 |
 | Kocamın Ailesi | Dilaver Ar | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Eyyvah Eyvah 3 | Halit | Movie | 2014 |
 | Sevdaluk | Muhtar Ali Kocabaş | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Thou Gild'st the Even | Nazım | Movie | 2013 |
 | Ben de Özledim | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Aramızda Kalsın | Halil Karataş | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Code Name Venus | Adamos | Movie | 2012 |
 | Ve Sonsuza Kadar Mutlu Yaşadılar... | Memur | Movie | 2012 |
 | A Long Story | Şükrü | Movie | 2012 |
 | Taken 2 | Border Guard #1 | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Real Policestation | Hasan | Movie | 2012 |
 | Can | Fevzi | Movie | 2012 |
 | Body | Yılmaz | Movie | 2012 |
 | Do Not Forget Me Istanbul | Salesman | Movie | 2012 |
 | Berlin Kaplanı | Tayyar | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Extreme Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family | Komiser Hakkı | Movie | 2011 |
 | Losers' Club | Çakal Yılmaz | Movie | 2011 |
 | Leyla and Mecnun | Erdal Bakkal | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Crossing | Vedat | Movie | 2010 |
 | Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman | Erdal Bakkal | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Ay Lav Yu | Saido | Movie | 2010 |
 | Yapma Diyorum! | Kahveci | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | Hasan | Movie | 2008 |
 | Cars of the Revolution | Ender | Movie | 2008 |
 | For a Moment, Freedom | Chief of hotel | Movie | 2008 |
| Taş Yastık | Ali | Movie | 2008 | |
| Servet Avcısı | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2008 | |
 | Gitmek: My Marlon and Brando | Azad | Movie | 2008 |
 | 3 Apples Fell from the Sky | Kadri | Movie | 2008 |
 | Parmaklıklar Ardında | Gardiyan Ekrem Demirkan | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Egg | Cevdet | Movie | 2007 |
 | Sevgili Dünürüm | Osman | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Unutulmayanlar | Kameraman Hakan | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Net 2.0 | Police Officer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Kırık Kanatlar | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
| Seni Çok Özledim | Serhan Ertunç | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Self - Winner | TV Series | 1973 |
| Çare Messi | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Ecünni | Neco | Movie | — | |
| Düğünümüz Var | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |